clockwiseadjective, adverb
uk/ˈklɒk.waɪz/us/ˈklɑːk.waɪz/in the direction in which the hands (= thin parts that point) of a clock move:
Turn the knob clockwise/in a clockwise direction.
Opposite
anticlockwise
counterclockwise
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clock idiom
- alarm clock
- at/on the stroke of sth idiom
- bezel
- clock
- crystal
- hourglass
- lose
- minute hand
- movement
- pendulum
- radio alarm clock
- second hand
- slow
- strike
- watchband
- watchstrap
- winder
- wristwatch
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